Shade-edge-holding device.



- FRANK J. THOMPSON, or Los ANGELES, CALIFORNIA."

:PATENT OFFICE.

1'., SHADE-EDGE-HOLDING DEvIcE.

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patented Feb. 11,1998.

Application filed February 11.. 1907. Serial No. 356.131.4 f 1 To all'whomiit 'may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK J. THOMPSON, a

citizen of thel United States, residing at'Losf -rod is bent to aU-shape, as shownm F1gs.2

'Angelesyin' the county of Los Angeles and State of California, haveinventednew and useful Improvements in Shade-Edge-Holding Devices, ofwhich the following is a speciication. My invention relatesto a shadeedge holder which is adapted to hold the/shade close to the window;l andit is the prime obect thereof to provide a'device which wil hold theedges of the shade against the Window sash, thereby eliminating 4anydisturbance of the `shade by wind and. preventing any view through the?Window when the shade is drawn.

A further object is to provide a Y device which may be easily changedfrom its operative positlon against the shade to its inoperativeposition away from the shade.

' A further object is to provide a device which may be easily attachedto any window f rame. A further object is to provide a device which issightly and elegant in appearance.

I accomplish these objects by means of the device described herein andillustrated in the -accompanying drawings, in 'which:-

' Fiuure 1 is an inside elevation of a window provided with my shadeholders. Fig. 2 is a full size elevation of a shade holder., Fig. 3 is asection ofthe locking plate on line 3--3 of Fig. 2, showing the holderin its locked poin its locked position.

sition. Fig. 4 is a perspective of the locking key. Fig. 5 is aperspective'of the locki plate anda portion' of theshade holding roReferring to the drawings, 1 is a window frame provided with a shade 2.Shade edge holders 3. are rovided on each of the u :ight anelso thewindow frame, and ho d 'the e ges of the shade against the window frame4 as will be hereinafter described.

l bottoms are lient at right angles and arci-roi,

tatively supportedv by bearings 6. At-v afg: v 5'0 convenient distancefrom th'ebotton of'the Window frame, rods 5 are bent into a U, 5-, andpass throih locking plates 7-. Ai-Lock- 'ndow frame by screws. A

on itslower end a-'locking key lhaving yedge-shaped ends. whichare.adapted to swing over the shade holding rod w ere the and 5. Body 8 ofthe 'locking plate isout away as at 11 to admit of the turningof key l0.Rod 5 passes through holes 12 inthe locking plate body, and slots 13from these holes provide a'means for inserting and removing the rod'. A

When the device is in the positionshown edge of the window frame andover the edge of the shade,. the locking key holding the rod in ositionwhen it isdesired to remove the ro from enga ement with the curtain. Key9 is turned s ightly, thereby releasing bearings 6, and U 5a shorterthan the'ri'vht angled arms at the ends of rods .5, so that .have atendency to return to that position. From the foregoing description itwill be holder which may be attached to an or inary window and willprovide aniasohlte ment of the shade by win is open behind it. Onaccount of this last, I amenabled to Open the windows and still keepthe" shade down, which is a condition most highly desired.

Having described my invention,whatv I claim as new and dcsireto securebyLetters attached to a window frame, a vertical rod 'adapte to swingover'jthe edge oftheshade,

lover the .edfel of the shade.

` '3. In a sihac'lendgeholder adapted to be attached to a windo'w'-frame, a vertical rod seen that -I have provided a. vshade ede means forvholding the shade `ilatagainst the' window frames and will (prevent anylnovewhen the window y 2. In a shade edge holder adapted to be andvmeansto'hold. said rodiny its position o in Figs. 1 and '2, rod -5 projectsin over the the rod, and itmay then-be turned in bearwhen the rodis'turned 'to any position other f than the one shown, it will bedistorted and -1 pivotalliy attached to the window yframe and rovidedwithendsfbent horizontally, said orizontal ends beingpivotall attachedto theI window frame, said rod a '0.beingapr0-- I 4 h vided with-acentrally located horizontal U- U-shaped portion flatly against thewindow shaped portion, .and a lock ada ted to swing ,casing.

o ver said U-shaped portion oft erod. Y In witness that I claim theforegoing I 4. In a shade edge holder adapted to be have hereuntosubscribed my name this 4th 5' attacleg to'ailwinlow') frange; avertical for; day of February,l 1907.

rovi e wit en s ent orizonta y, sai( d liorizontal -ends being pivotallattached to FRANK-J' THOMPSON' the Window frame, said rod a so bein pro-Witnesses: vided with ,a central horizontal U-s aped TRIMBLE BUCKELEW,10 portion; and a look adapted to wedge said EDMUND A. STRAUSE.

